Opposition chose sabotage over patriotism in 2025, Lagos APC alleges

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defended the economic and governance reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, describing 2025 as a year of “unavoidable reform” and accusing sections of the opposition of deliberately working against national renewal.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesman, Seye Oladejo, the party said it was necessary, as the year draws to a close, to address what it described as hard truths about the state of the nation, the decisions taken by the federal government, and the conduct of opposition figures during the reform process.

According to the Lagos APC, President Tinubu opted for difficult but necessary reforms aimed at dismantling what it called decades of economic mismanagement, fiscal indiscipline and entrenched privileges sustained by previous administrations. The party said the reforms targeted long-standing rent-seeking practices and political profiteering that had thrived on systemic dysfunction.

The party noted that the reforms were met with resistance, which it described not as constructive opposition but as deliberate sabotage. It alleged that some members of the political class exploited public hardship, amplified fear and portrayed Nigeria as a failed state in an effort to undermine the government and gain political advantage.

Oladejo stated that the challenges Nigeria faced in 2025 went beyond economic and security concerns, describing them as a crisis of patriotism. He argued that every reform initiative was opposed and every temporary hardship exaggerated, in what the party sees as a bid to weaken public confidence ahead of future elections.

Despite these challenges, the Lagos APC said the country avoided collapse, pointing to what it described as early signs of economic reordering, improved fiscal discipline, renewed investor confidence, progress on critical infrastructure projects and intensified security interventions.

The party credited these outcomes to what it called firm leadership that resisted pressure, intimidation and misinformation. It stressed that patriotism, according to the party, is best demonstrated during difficult periods rather than times of comfort.

The Lagos APC warned that Nigeria’s development cannot be achieved by individuals or groups that benefit from national instability, insisting that nation-building requires sacrifice, discipline and commitment to the collective good.

The party concluded by urging Nigerians to reflect on their role in the country’s future, framing the national debate as a choice between reform and resilience on one hand, and resistance and regression on the other.